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‘It would be such an honor’: Gold Star mom invites Trump to son’s funeral
nypost.com ^ | September 8, 2021 | Samuel Chamberlain

Posted on 09/08/2021 6:17:30 AM PDT by lowbridge

A California Gold Star mother whose Marine son was killed in last month’s ISIS suicide terror attack outside Kabul’s international airport invited former President Donald Trump to her child’s funeral, writing on Facebook that “[i]t would be such an honor” if he could be there.

Shana Chappell’s son Kareem Nikoui was one of 13 US service members — 11 of them Marines — killed in the bomb blast at the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26. She addressed Trump on her Facebook page Sept. 2, writing, “I would love if some how [sic] my President ( you Mr. Trump) could be present as i [sic] lay my Beautiful baby boy Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui to rest.

“It would be such an honor to meet the real President of the United States of America, President Trump,” she continued. “I love you and America loves you.”

“Thank you Shana,” Trump responded in an emailed statement from his Save America PAC on Labor Day, adding, “our Country loves you and especially loves your beautiful boy, Kareem.” He did not say whether he would attend the funeral service for Nikoui, which is scheduled for Sept. 18.

Both of Kareem Nikoui’s parents have blamed President Biden for their son’s death. The day after the attack, Kareem’s father, Steve Nikoui, told the Daily Beast that the commander-in-chief had “turned his back on him.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; kareemnikoui; trump
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1 posted on 09/08/2021 6:17:30 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Wow...


2 posted on 09/08/2021 6:18:30 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: lowbridge

I bet he picked up the phone and said....”I’ll be there”.


3 posted on 09/08/2021 6:19:22 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: lowbridge

Bttt


4 posted on 09/08/2021 6:19:37 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: lowbridge

I think he will go. He won’t say on social media.


5 posted on 09/08/2021 6:19:48 AM PDT by glimmerman70
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To: lowbridge

Wonder if the WBC has applied for all the appropriate permits?


6 posted on 09/08/2021 6:25:43 AM PDT by Roccus (Prima di ogni altra cosa, siati armati!)
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To: lowbridge

The unfortunate thing is that if Trump announces he is going, you can bet antifa will be there to disrupt things.


7 posted on 09/08/2021 6:26:30 AM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths. )
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To: lowbridge

Trump is in a hard spot here.
His presence would turn the funeral into a MEdia-fueled TDS hatefest which is not befitting the honor and dignity of the funeral service.
I’m sure he will work out something with the family, but it will probably be very private.


8 posted on 09/08/2021 6:31:21 AM PDT by silverleaf (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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To: glimmerman70

Look for FAA NOTAMs banning air traffic around Riverside, CA on 9/18. Could be Biden but that would be unlikely and a really stupid move.


9 posted on 09/08/2021 6:31:58 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: silverleaf

After all it is California....


10 posted on 09/08/2021 6:34:57 AM PDT by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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To: silverleaf

I agree. Trump’s presence at the funeral would, unfortunately, put the focus on him and not where it should be. Perhaps the best thing Trump could do is send a letter of condolence, and then make a private visit afterwards.


11 posted on 09/08/2021 6:35:31 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have alrseady previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: lowbridge

The REAL president of the United States.

Love it.


12 posted on 09/08/2021 6:35:56 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: lowbridge

Bookmark


13 posted on 09/08/2021 6:40:43 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Roccus

What is the WBC? I should know this.


14 posted on 09/08/2021 6:54:22 AM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: Leaning Right

“Trump’s presence at the funeral would, unfortunately, put the focus on him and not where it should be.”

In this case, Trump’s presence would be “where it should be” since the parents have invited him. If he showed up without an invitation, it would be beyond tacky. (It’s what Biden would do.)


15 posted on 09/08/2021 6:56:53 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: Sacajaweau

The Logistics of such a visit are horrendous. There’s also an issue about what the event is about. It would be like someone famous showing up at someone’s wedding. The wedding is the bride’s day, not a meet and greet for the famous. Likewise, a funeral is about the dead, not a political event. More appropriate would be to send a noted representative, such as someone who held an appointed office under Trump.


16 posted on 09/08/2021 7:03:06 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (W-w-wait a minute. Did I do that?!)
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To: griswold3

Yes but 4 days prior Larry Elder will be elected Gov....


17 posted on 09/08/2021 7:10:47 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: leaning conservative

Westboro Baptist Church


18 posted on 09/08/2021 7:15:53 AM PDT by Roccus (Prima di ogni altra cosa, siati armati!)
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To: Gen.Blather

Maybe he’ll send her a plane ticket to Florida. You know he will do something more.


19 posted on 09/08/2021 7:21:18 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: lowbridge

If the family wants Trump there its appropriate for him to be there. He’s the rightful President and Joe Biden should cringe with shame everyday because he’s illegitimate.


20 posted on 09/08/2021 7:37:28 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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